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  • Charlotte remembers historic1963 desegregation eat-in

    View Photo Associated Press - In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the ...

  • Huntersville mayor returns home from China

    Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain returned home from China Saturday night. She spent 10 days learning about opportunities to get Chinese factories to move here. Swain just shared photos, and she says her group ...

  • Officials Woman shot in leg on West Boulevard

    Officials reported a shooting on 1719 West Blvd. on Saturday around 10:44 a.m.According to officials, a woman was shot in the leg.Medic treated the woman and transported her to Carolinas Medical Center Main.Stay with wsoctv.com for the latest on this developing ...

  • Dallas police arrest inmate following escape from state prison

    Dallas police arrested inmate Jacob Hilton on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. following his escape from the Gaston Correctional Center early Saturday morning. Police found Hilton walking along the Dallas-Stanley Highway about four miles from the center. Hilton, 22, was serving three and half years for possession of a firearm by a felon and numerous counts of breaking and entering and larceny. He had no ...

  • 22 firefighters battle blaze on West Moore Avenue

    Roughly 22 firefighters responded to a fire at 320 W. Moore Ave. at 12:03 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters said it took roughly an hour to control the fire. Two adults and one teenager were displaced from the residence. Firefighters said there were no injuries as a result of the blaze. The fire is under investigation by the Mooresville Fire Marshal's ...


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Movie Review

Scream 3 [DVD]

Scream 3 [DVD]

All throughout "Scream 3," there is the constant emphasis that this is the final installment of a trilogy, as if the filmmakers are scared to death that it will be mistaken for simply another sequel in a marketable franchise that bears no relation to the original outside of its title. Of course, this is how most sequels are made in the course of American film production, and it is only the ... ...

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  • Officials worry salmonella outbreak could spread nationwide

    North Carolina Health Officials worry a salmonella outbreak could soon spread nationwide. More than 50 people have become sick since the beginning of the month, five of which have been hospitalized. Officials said all of them ate at the same hotel on Interstate 95 in Fayetteville, but they have not been able to trace the outbreak to a food source. Since the hotel is on a popular interstate, ...

  • Agency works to keep the doors open at Serenity House

    A Charlotte agency is working to keep the doors open at a Cabarrus County facility that helps recovering addicts turn their lives around. Hope Haven in North Charlotte is taking over the home in Concord. Serenity House has been around for decades, but lost its state license about three years ago, and its funding along with it. Alice Harrison is the president and CEO of Hope Haven in Charlotte, ...

  • Jimmie Johnson claims record fourth Sprint All-Star Race victory

    Jimmie Johnson won his NASCAR-record fourth Sprint All-Star Race Saturday, dominating down the stretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson sped past Hendrick Motorsports ...

  • Earnhardt recalls connections with Charlotte speedway

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs into his car during practice Friday for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (Bob Jordan | Associated ...

  • Health officials Student tests positive for TB

    Mecklenburg Health Department has confirmed a student tested positive for tuberculosis at South Mecklenburg High School.Health officials said they will have to test about 30 students next week to make sure they don't have it too.The student who was diagnosed is being ...

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